It appears Colby Covington's time with the UFC has come to an end.
The once interim welterweight champion notified the promotion of his retirement on Monday, the UFC announced. His status on the UFC's website was changed from "active" to "retired," first reported by UFC Roster Tracker.
The 38-year-old hasn't fought under the banner since 2024.
"Chaos" first debuted with the promotion in 2014 and won 10 of his first 11 fights, including a seven-fight win streak that was part of his run to the interim 170-pound title — claimed via unanimous decision over Rafael dos Anjos in 2018.
Covington would lose that belt by way of a TKO loss to Kamaru Usman a year later, which started a downward trend, both in activity and outcomes. The American fought only five more times for the UFC after that 2019 loss and went 2-3 in that span. Two of those losses were title bouts, both unanimous decision defeats to Usman (2021) and Leon Edwards (2023).
His final UFC fight goes down as a third-round TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley after doctors stopped the contest due to an eye injury for Covington. His record stands at 12-5-0 under the banner.
While the veteran is done with the UFC, he's still competing professionally in mixed martial arts. He's competed twice under the Real American Freestyle banner, a wrestling promotion. Covington is 2-0 thus far with RAF, with wins over fellow ex-UFCers Luke Rockhold and Dillon Danis, and will take on former middleweight champion Chris Weidman on May 30.
